Quest's grading scheme page allows you to control how the course average is calculated from the assignment grades. It appears immediately after creating a new course, but can be edited throughout the semester via the link in the left-hand menu under Grades. The Grading Scheme offers the top level of settings for assignments–what is set on this page cascades to assignments of the given type for your class.
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The minimal grading scheme only includes Homework and Learning Modules:
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The default grading scheme for a UT course also includes 3 bubble sheet types, Quiz, Exam, and Final. These can be removed upon request, but their presence doesn't affect student's grades unless a weight is applied. |
Notice the groups column–if column–if you plan on needing start time variance for types of assignments check this box after asking us to turn on groups for your class (providing the URL of your class is much appreciated). A start time is needed in order for students to be able to have a hyperlink for an assignment, so be sure to turn this on at the beginning of the semester (and if needed, back fill older assignments so students still have access).
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If you would like to add an assignment type that is not graded, simply put in 0 for the weight–this could be optional practice problems for students to do. If you'd like to add another kind of assignment type feel free to do so. Of note, the submission method may be 1) web based (which will present information as a pdf and offer multiple tries to students, an example here as homework), 2) learning modules (which offer the greatest flexibility–can be used for mini teaches, uploading video and picture content, and/or used for timed exams), or 3) manual (a response system, grades collected from sources--clicker systems/attendance/etc).
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You can decide whether students will have the ability to retry answering a question. If switched on, a student will have as many retries as choices for multiple choice questions, and up to 7 tries for short answer, and numerical and algebraic free responses. For more information about question types click here: Basic Question Types
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Randomize Order
When selected, this option specifies that each student will see a unique version of the assignment with the questions in randomized order.
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Participation Credit
Use the drop-down menu to choose the criterion that defines "participation" for assignments of this type:
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Examples:Multiple Choice questions depend on the number of choicesA multiple choice question worth 10 points that has 8 options will have 7 attempts to get the correct answer with the following possible grade outcomes based on the selected reduced score grading method:
Free response questions are different as they do not have a provided list of suggested answersIf you'd like to calculate your own: (question points) * .93 ^ [number of misses] Free response questions do not have listed options to limit the number of retries, so these questions allow you 7 attempts. The reduced score grading calculation is slightly different as negative points do not apply.
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As with the other settings on this page, the added assignment types will not persist unless you save the changes to your grading scheme. |
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The next section in your grading scheme controls how Quest calculates averages within assignment types.
- "sum points in group" makes each assignment weighed based on how many total points the assignment is worth
- (default) "weight assignments equally in group" makes each assignment's weight within the type equal, regardless of how many points each assignment is worth
- "scaled score" makes assignments scale based on various student scores, similar to grading on a curve
The last two settings are a bit more self-explanatory:
The grade distribution allows you to determine what score students must reach for each letter grade in the course. The grade breaks listed do not round, e.g. an A set to 90 would mean that a score of 89.95 does not get an A.
Once you have finalized your settings, select "save changes" at the bottom of the page. You will have the ability to come back at a later time and make changes to your grading scheme.